We often recognize a manipulative person instinctually, in the pit of our stomachs. Despite this, our conscious mind may choose to ignore these signals, prioritizing our ego’s insatiable desire for approval, connection, and significance.
It’s essential to acknowledge that the ego is solely focused on fulfilling its needs and will often override our innate bodily wisdom. Therefore, we must learn to listen to and trust our gut feelings to prevent ourselves from entering into relationships that may harm us in the long run.
Our actions can be misguided because manipulative individuals are adept at identifying our deepest desires and using them to their advantage. They shower us with the attention we crave, tempting us to ignore our instincts and comply with their wishes. Our ego, which recognizes our hunger for these things, often convinces us to overlook our gut feelings and cooperate with these manipulators.
Such individuals will go to great lengths to make us feel significant by putting us at the center of their world. They listen intently to our words, building a connection, while showering us with compliments and agreeing with everything we say to win our approval. Once they have successfully lured us in and gained our trust, they extract what they need from us.
